4 December 2012, Tuesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Glenn Lewington broadcast the business and economic news of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News teams reported on the news of the day including the performance of the Rand as President Jacob Zuma nears re-election, the decision by the National Credit Regulator boosting consumer confidence, and the treasury slating the recent job funds report. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Cees Bruggemans, Consulting Economist to First National Bank on the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index; Sydney Soundy, Head of Vehicle and Asset Finance at Standard Bank on the latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa vehicle sales figures for November of 2012; Kate Nathan, Airline Specialist and Publisher of the Weekly Travel News on the British low-cost airline FastJet in talks to buy 1time from liquidators; Arthur Goldstuck, Managing Director at World Wide Worx on the Apple iTunes music store coming to South Africa; and Chris Whelan, CEO of Accelerate Cape Town on Cape Town needing to become a smart city to ensure global competitiveness. Analyst for the evening Chris Gilmour, Analyst at Absa Investments provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely the Christmas Economy with guests Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients; Kevin Welman, Managing Director at Fleishman Hillard; and Gary Hadfield, CEO of Loot.co.za with commentary from Wanda Ambrosini, Managing Director at Prima Toys, and Arthur Goldstuck, Managing Director at World Wide Worx.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index

Guest:

Cees Bruggemans
Consulting Economist
First National Bank (FNB)

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Segment 3:

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) Vehicle Sales Figures for November of 2012

Guest:

Sydney Soundy
Head of Vehicle and Asset Finance
Standard Bank

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Segment 4:

British-owned Low-cost Airline FastJet in Talks to Buy 1time from Liquidators

Guest:

Kate Nathan
Airline Specialist, and
Publisher of the Weekly Travel News

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Segment 5:

Commentary on FastJet in Talks to Buy 1time from Liquidators and Consumer Confidence Rising 

Commentator:

Christopher Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 6:

Report on the Performance of the Rand as President Jacob Zuma Nears Re-election

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 7:

Apple iTunes Music Store Comes to South Africa

Guest:

Arthur Goldstuck
Managing Director
World Wide Worx

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Segment 8:

Report on the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) Ruling in Favour of the National Credit Regulator (NCR) Against Standard Bank, and Treasury Slamming Jobs Fund Report

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 9:

Cape Town Needs to Become a Smart City to Ensure Global Competitiveness

Guest:

Chris Whelan
CEO
Accelerate Cape Town

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Segment 10:

Commentary on the Performance of the Rand as Elections Approach, the State of Mining, Ailing Municipalities Warned, and Treasury Slams Report  

Commentator:

Christopher Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 11:

Christmas Economy

Guests (panel discussion):

Gary Hadfield
CEO
Loot.co.za

Viv Govender 
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

Kevin Welman
Managing Director
Fleishman Hillard

Commentators:

Wanda Ambrosini
Managing Director
Prima Toys

Arthur Goldstuck
Managing Director
World Wide Worx

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